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Journal of K-12 Educational Research 75 Alternative routes to teacher certi cation . Retrieved from U.S. Department of Education website: https://www2.ed.gov/ admins/tchrqual/recruit/altroutes/report.pdf U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education. (2013). Preparing and credentialing the nation’s teachers: The Secretary’s ninth report on teacher quality . Retrieved from U.S. Department of Education website: https://title2. ed.gov/Public/TitleIIReport13.pdf U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education. Higher Education Act Title II Reporting System. (2015). Title II news you can use: Alternative teacher preparation programs [Issue Brief]. Retrieved from https://title2.ed.gov/ Public/44110_Title_II_Issue_Brief_Altn_TPP.pdf Walsh, K., & Jacobs, S. (2007, September). Alternative certification isn’t alternative . Retrieved from http://www.nctq.org/nctq/ images/Alternative_Certification_Isnt_Alternative.pdf About the Author Dr. Pamela Kelly Linton serves as Chief Human Resources Officer in the Frisco Independent School District. Other previous positions held include teacher/adjunct professor, campus administrator, Executive Director of Elementary and Secondary Human Resources, and Executive Director of Elementary Instruction and Operations. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Elementary Education from the University of Texas at Austin, a Master of Education in Educational Administration from Southwest Texas State University, and a Doctor of Education Degree in Educational Leadership K-12 from Dallas Baptist University. She can be reached at lintonp@friscoisd.org .